The latest South African version of “Happy”, inspired by Pharell Williams’ hit song, makes us truly HAPPY! Not only was it shot on locations all around South Africa…but the country’s legendary Sunlight brand is offering to donate R10 to the SA Ubuntu Foundation for each time this “Happy” video is shared on YouTube! The “Happy […]

Yzerfontein’s shoreline is wild and wonderful. Nestled in the Western Cape, this small harbour town – also spelt Ysterfontein – is a photographer’s paradise. Kajsa Deadrick and Helena Lorimer (whose parents rent out a beachside house in Yzerfontein) sent us these photos after their recent holidays to to the town, which is just 90 km north of […]

South African professional surfer Jordy Smith pays it forward in this video ‘Today is Perfect’ proving he’s a champion in and out of the waves. The short online film explores the tough circumstances for many underprivileged kids in Durban and how surfing can change their lives. (Scroll down for video.) Jordy,  who’s currently ranked tenth in the 2014 […]

Maya Angelou – poet, author, activist, playwright, historian, director, producer and actor (the list is endless) – sadly passed away this morning at the age of 86. Apart from her mountain of accolades and achievements, Maya also enjoyed a passion for dancing throughout her life, was mentor and friend to American talk show host Oprah […]

South Africans around the world are grabbing for the tissues to get them through a breathtaking new video that showcases South African scenes and scenery at its best. The new SA Tourism brand video is aimed at tourists, telling them that “when you #MeetSouthAfrica you’ll reconsider what you think you know”…but it’s many of South […]

SA Tourism has launched a new video ad campaign which showcases South Africa with breathtaking cinematography…coupled with a fairly sombre message asking potential tourists to “reconsider” South Africa. The video, with a British voice-over, begins by posing the question: “what is beauty?”. After  answering with a stream of stunning visuals of SA scenes, as well as using sentences […]

So this isn’t a South African story, but we couldn’t resist sharing Jimmy Fallon’s latest video offering. The popular American TV show host got into a little bit of “nip syncing” with pro-footballer Terry Crews (whom you may recognise as the star of the Old Spice commercials). A very buffed-looking Fallon appears to hold his […]

A kitesurfer from Spain has created a wonderful video of Namibia in which he exquisitely captures the wildlife, the people, the natural beauty…and of course his passion – the kiteboarding…out on the wide open seas. David Romeu uploaded his video to Vimeo with this message: “Skeleton Bay is an amazing surf and kite spot; only […]

A Cape-Town video production house created a video called “Sh*t South Africans Say” back in 2012… which gets resurrected annually and goes viral all over again. The video captures all the usual suspects from ‘eish‘ and ‘kif‘ to ‘boet‘ and ‘just now’, but also includes another phrase some South Africans are prone to saying: “guess […]

She may not be Jesus of Jerusalem, as former Police Commissioner Bheki Cele once reminded her, but Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is one of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2014, according to Time magazine. She is, as Lamido Sanusi, former governor of the Bank of Nigeria described in the biography he penned for […]

South African players received a favorable draw when the official draw procedures for the Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open were concluded on Tuesday at the Gauteng East Tennis Complex in Benoni. Stephane Houdet of France tops the men’s seeds and is scheduled to meet arch rival Gordon Reid of Great Britain in the final. […]

A video of a very smart “Honey Badger Houdini” in South Africa has been viewed over 21.7 million times as of 10 March 2020. (When this article was first published in April 2014, it had been viewed 1.5 million times.) The four-minute video of Stoffel the Badger’s great escape attempts is an excerpt from a […]

An engaging movie filmed against the vast and rugged wilderness of Lesotho – the first feature film produced in the picturesque mountain kingdom – unwraps the mystery and beauty of the region and its people. The Forgotten Kingdom won the Haskell Wexler Award for Best Cinematography in New York at the 14th annual Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Awards in October 2013, […]

Just as soon as YouTube removed one version of Nkandla Style, here’s the next…this time with visuals. The song, performed as if by South Africa’s President Zuma, is a parody of Psy’s Gangnam Style, and references the recent Nkandla Report by the Public Protector. (See SA’s Most Popular Person?) http://youtu.be/mZQa5ER2mcA

There’s a new hit rocking South Africa – Nkandla Style…sung to the tune of “Gangnam Style”. The song is sung as if by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, starting with “Since the day I can remember, I always wanted more…I wanted more money, like the Afrikaner Boer.” The lyrics reference the Nkandla Report by the […]

Here’s a very cool view of the Durban Sky Grand Prix last weekend…via a timelapse video. Durban hosted the first ever adrenaline-pumping Sky Grand Prix on the beachfront last Friday and Saturday.  The Land Sea Air Event was a huge success with thousands of Durbanites coming through to experience the  action. This is a quick […]

Cape Town comedy duo Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues have a ‘kiff’ new video called Payday, being billed as “their most ridiculous song yet”….and with lyrics like “when I get my paycheck, it’s like my life’s begun, When you have no paycheck it’s like you’re having no fun” – everyone can relate! Here the guys […]

If you’re missing Cape Town – here’s another awesome version of Pharrell Williams’ latest hit ‘HAPPY’ from the Mother City…featuring all your favourite scenic spots and happy Capetonians! The “Cape Town (Happy)” video was shot two weeks ago, and uploaded a couple of days ago to YouTube where it has already received over 65,000 views! […]

Spectacular, sensational…Durban. Here is another awesome timelapse video from South Africa’s ‘surf city’. This time the video presents the activities going on in Durban, and the people and culture of this wonderful and often overlooked part of South Africa. The stunning showreel has been compiled by Media Linc’s Mattew Wilkes, who grew up in Ballito […]

In the midst of a rather bland Oscars this year, there was one actress who stood out – Lupita Nyong’o who received the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Patsey in “12 Years a Slave”. The audience had to choke back tears as she admitted “it doesn’t escape me for one moment that […]

A group of Hollywood heavyweights has arrived in South Africa – looking to spend their film and TV production budgets in the country. With that as their mission, the four American executives met South African production professionals at National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) headquarters in Houghton in Johannesburg, before travelling down to Cape Town […]

Here’s a preview of what British viewers will see tonight on “Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa”. (See below.) This is the second episode in a three-part series in which the British TV presenter gets “up close and personal” with different communities in post-apartheid South Africa. Last week’s episode was met with some shock and sadness […]

The first official trailer for ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ movie – which was largely filmed in Johannesburg, South Africa earlier this year – is ready to view! The film, starring Robert Downey Jr, is due to hit movie theaters in May next year. Marvel Entertainment uploaded the trailer two days ago for movie fans to […]

This is Arabella Latham’s debut single below – “Like This” – and it’s awesome. She’s 16, from Durban and  has the voice of an über cool angel. She writes all her own music and lyrics, plays guitar and sings. Here the South African schoolgirl – who’s in Grade 11 – talks to SAPeople about her first guitar, […]

As the 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby season kicks off this evening for the DHL Stormers, the team has published a preview video discussing their thoughts on the upcoming season. Tonight the Western Province team will face the Lions (whose season began last week when they beat the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein 21-20). “I’m very pleased and […]